One of SAF's major attributes was managing the squad, making everyone feel that they have a role to play. I dont see that with Ole at all
In fairness, Ole's favorites are generally the players who have played the best for him. You can also argue Ole has dropped big-name players when they are out of form Pogba and de Gea both spent chunks of last season on the bench. We've also seen him hall of Sancho nearly every week for below-par performances despite him costing 70mil and even tell Ronaldo he needs rest(which i imagine didn't go down well). Also the players Ole hardly drops, like Fernandes and Maguire have hardly had a lot of competition to take their place. When Maguire was out of the team the defense fell apart. When Fernandes is out of form the team struggles to create.
Your comparing Ole to Fergie that's a bit harsh Fergie is one of the greatest managers of all time. Ole Obviously isn't. But even Fergie had issues especially towards the end in keeping hold of players way past their prime, overly rotating young players who clearly needed regular football to progress, so I wouldn't say even the greatest manager of all time always got that right. Squad management is incredibly hard.
Makes the decision to give Bailly a new contract even more ludicrous.
I don't disagree with that. But not sure that is on Ole, the whole give every squad player a new big long-term contract every 5 mins is an issue that predates Ole and dates back to Fergies time at the club.
It's to keep their value, but we pay them so much money no other club will sign them.
Maybe Paul Ince was right.
You dont think the manager has the final say on who comes and goes in the squad?
I kind of assumed it was an accounting thing, basically keeps the value you off the squad there for keeping the value of the club, which helps things like stock price interest rates and things. But that's a bit above my knowledge. But its something that has been going on pretty much since Ole was a player at the club so seems harsh to blame him for it.
He will have sanctioned it, but yes it has been going on well before Ole took over. It is a club thing.
Yeah exactly. Why give those people more ammunition?
I think the manager has a say on who stays and leaves, but I don't think it's an all-powerful say. Think there is a lot of accounting that goes on. I think it's very clear that the club's hierarchy would in general rather overpay squad players rather than see them leave on a free. I don't think this is a new thing. You can go back years, Anderson kept getting contract past when it was clear he would be ever at a fitness where he could contribute, Rojo got a new contract when he was about a year away from coming back from an injury. The club seems to in general value having players on the books rather than losing them for free. I think of all the sticks to beat Ole with that 1 is above his pay grade.
Maguire. Who had just come back from injury and was clearly not recovered. Neither did he have enough exercise, only one training is not enough. Forget about picking him, he didn't even take him off when it was painfully obvious Maguire wasn't well and Leicester was trying to expose him. We were still 1:1 at 75min. Had he taken off Maguire it would have changed the course of the game. You can only speculate if it could have saved the game, but at least it was clearly important move. Why the hell else do you have substitutes on the bench? What was the fecking point of bringing McT who cannot play a DMF and caused us third goal?
There's never any proof that what Rashford does off the pitch is affecting what he does on it
Would have loved to have known the conversation behind the decision to keep Mata. Played around 60 mins this season
I imagine it was simply he is a good experienced head to have around and good squad depth.
Would have rather Elanga played those 60 mins
Yeah me too, personly though I think it's a bigger issue that Elanga hasn't gone on loan. whether Mata stayed or not the amount of attackers we have meant that his playing time and therefore his progress was always going to be severely limited.
That's hilarious because Pogba seems absolutely done with Ole, more so than any other player.
The club is paying Marcus a lot to play football. Therefore if they feel his off-field activity is influencing his football (not training properly, not being focused, etc.) then they have every right to address this.
He literally played through multiple injuries to his own detriment.
I know but this is also something which needs to stop. Rashford, Maguire, Bruno, etc. Especially now we have a big squad we can‘t continue playing injured or unfit players.
Keeping around 13 of the players happy. He cant manage a big squad and make everyone feel part of that.
I had read it fully as I was hoping Ole actually hadn‘t said it and his words got twisted.
Ah OK so you are admitting in addition to Ole being clueless when it comes to coaching he is equally clueless when signing players as per above.
